Fondue

We went to the melting pot on free cheese fondue week & got the only non-alcoholic gluten-free cheese with vegetables fondue they had. Spinach-Artichoke flavor. I loved it. So I made it at home. Here's what I did:

Use a double boiler
1 part vegetable broth
2 parts cheese - used 1/2 Fontina and 1/2 Butterkase, shredded and tossed in cornstarch
Stir until goopy
Add 1 large clove garlic, minced, and lots of fresh spinach, chopped small, and artichoke hearts from a can, also chopped small. Stir.

Serve with raw baby carrots, raw broccoli florets, and green apple chunks. And bread for Michael.

So simple! I love this recipe. I ended up using about 2/3 c vege broth, and it was colored brown instead of clear, which changed the color of the fondue but it still tasted good. I used about the right amount of cheese, but a lot of cornstarch, so as it heated up, it really thickened up and I had to add broth. It was a trick to balance how warm but NOT HOT the double boiler was getting. I wish I'd used more spinach. It cooked well in the cheese. and I used 3 artichoke hearts. Again, could have used more.

One thing to add maybe next time: Parmesan cheese. The restaurant added grated stuff, but I only have the can, so I left it out. I didn't notice it missing, and the hubby was fine without it, so we let it go. Also the restaurant wanted to add hot sauce. I declined then. I similarly declined this time.

I don't want to know how many calories/fat it has. Its all from the cheese - the veges were perfectly healthy. We ate it for dinner. Michael ate almost a whole roll, although I wish I'd had different flavors of bread for him like the restaurant did. He says its heavy, and just sits there. Which is true. We ate a lot of watermelon later that night. But we didn't need any meat or other veges for dinner. I probably could have eaten a whole other batch. And made myself really sick in the process, so I guess its good that we ran out. But somehow I just love this gooey-ness. Its good the cheese is expensive so we won't have it every week. I might, otherwise.

Now I think I'm going to have homemade pizza for dinner. What is it with me and this cheese-kick?